RIPS

[Moon Bird]

Magawa The Rat



Magawa, the famous mine-clearing rat who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has died at the age of eight.
In a five-year career, the rodent sniffed out over 100 landmines and other explosives in Cambodia.

Magawa was the most successful rat trained by the Belgian charity Apopo to alert human handlers about the mines so they can be safely removed.

The charity said the African giant pouch rat "passed away peacefully" at the weekend.

It said Magawa was in good health and "spent most of last week playing with his usual enthusiasm". But by the weekend "he started to slow down, napping more and showing less interest in food in his last days".

Bred in Tanzania, Magawa underwent a year of training before moving to Cambodia to begin his bomb-sniffing career. There are thought to be up to six million landmines in the South East Asian country.

Trained to detect a chemical compound within the explosives, Magawa cleared more than 141,000 square metres (1,517,711 sq ft) of land - the equivalent of 20 football pitches.

He weighed 1.2kg (2.6lb) and was 70cm (28in) long. While that is far larger than many other rat species, Magawa was still small enough and light enough that he did not trigger mines if he walked over them.

Magawa was capable of searching a field the size of a tennis court in just 20 minutes - something Apopo says would take a person with a metal detector between one and four days.

In 2020, Magawa was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal - sometimes described as the George Cross for animals - for his "life-saving devotion to duty". He was the first rat to be given the medal in the charity's 77-year history.

The rat retired last June, after "slowing down" as he reached old age.

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This rat has accomplished more in his eight year life than I've managed in 30+ years of mine! My hat goes off to you little rat man. May you rest in peace.

 

[Doom]

(CNN) - Ronnie Spector, the swaggering 1960s pop icon with the sky-high beehive whose sultry, quavering voice powered numerous hits for The Ronettes, including "Be My Baby," has died, her family announced in a statement Wednesday.

She was 78.

 

[Marty McFourth]

French actor Gaspard Ulliel has passed away at 37 after a ski accident. No age at all, RIP to him.

I have watched a few of his movies, most notably Hannibal Rising. He was just recently cast in the Moon Knight series on Disney+

 

[Bobby Barrows]

French actor Gaspard Ulliel has passed away at 37 after a ski accident. No age at all, RIP to him.

I have watched a few of his movies, most notably Hannibal Rising. He was just recently cast in the Moon Knight series on Disney+

Holy shit, that's insane.

 

[Y2Jayne]

Meat Loaf

 

[Doom]

Meat Loaf was extremely talented performer.

I'm gonna listen to the Bat Out of Hell album to pay tribute to him.

RIP

 

[Bad News Booty]

Howard Hesseman aka Dr Jonny Fever has passed at 81



He was amazing in WKRP and almost as good in Head of the Class

Big bucket of win what a career


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[Deezy]

 

[Deezy]

Toni Braxton

You Making Me High was always only my playlists.


Oh it's her sister.....I can still listen to Toni Braxton music for the time being.

 

[Y2Jayne]

I was very sad to hear about William Hurt who passed three days ago. I was actually wondering if he was healthy after seeing him in Black Widow, I believe Natasha even makes a joke about his weight loss at some point in the movie.

 

[Marty McFourth]

Paul Herman Dies: ‘The Sopranos’, ‘Goodfellas’ Actor Was 76

Paul Herman, a Brooklyn-born actor who appeared in such classic mob movies as Goodfellas, Once Upon a Time in America and The Irishman but is probably best known for his portrayal of club owner Pet…

deadline.com

Paul Herman, a Brooklyn-born actor who appeared in such classic mob movies as Goodfellas, Once Upon a Time in America and The Irishman but is probably best known for his portrayal of club owner Peter “Beansie” Gaeta in The Sopranos, died Tuesday. He was 76.

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His death was announced on Instagram by Sopranos co-star Michael Imperioli. A cause of death was not disclosed.

“Our friend and colleague Paul Herman has passed away,” Imperioli wrote. “Paulie was just a great dude. A first class storyteller and raconteur and one hell of an actor. Goodfellas, Once Upon a Time in America, The Irishman and of course The Sopranos are some highlights. Paulie lived around the corner from me the last few years and i am glad we got to spend some time together before he left us. I’ll miss him. Lots of love to his family, friends and our community of actors and filmmakers.”

Herman began his movie career in 1982’s Dear Mr. Wonderful starring Joe Pesci, following that up with roles in Once Upon a Time in America, The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Cotton Club, The Purple Rose of Cairo, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Color of Money, Radio Days, Billy Bathgate, Bullets Over Broadway, Cop Land, Goodfellas, Casino and Silver Linings Playbook as well as TV shows including Miami Vice, Spencer For Hire and The Equalizer.

His most memorable character came in 2000 with his first Sopranos appearance in the recurring role of Beansie Gaeta, a former drug dealer and one-time friend and associate of DiMeo crime family capo Richie Aprile (David Proval). In one particularly indelible Sopranos moment, Aprile, newly out of prison, attacks his former friend Beansie with a pot of hot coffee before running him over with a car, leaving Beansie paraplegic.

After the Sopranos, Herman recurred on the HBO series Entourage from 2004-10 as Marvin, the accountant of main character Vince Chase (Adrian Grenier).

 

[Deezy]

Gangsters don't really die.

 

[Swerve]

There is a Heaven for a G.

 

[Marty McFourth]

Damn.

Estelle Harris, ‘Seinfeld’ Scene-Stealer and ‘Toy Story’ Series’ Mrs. Potato Head, Dies at 93

"Seinfled" and "Toy Story" star Estelle Harris has died at 93.

variety.com

Estelle Harris, who memorably played George’s mother Estelle Costanza on “Seinfeld” and was the indelible voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” franchise, died on April 2 of natural causes at 93 years old, her representative Michael Eisenstadt confirmed to Variety.

Harris was best known for her distinctive voice and comedic timing, forever cemented by her role as the mother of George (Jason Alexander) in “Seinfeld,” where she appeared on 27 episodes. Her foil was Jerry Stiller, who played Frank Costanza, and the three characters engaged in countless scenes of lovable bickering.

She also had a robust voice career, anchored by her work as Mrs. Potato Head in the second, third and fourth chapters of the “Toy Story” series. Channelling the verve of her “Seinfeld” role, she had a loving and nagging relationship with Mr. Potato Head, perfectly voiced by Don Rickles. From there, she popped up in many animated projects large and small, including films such as “Brother Bear” (2003) and “Tarzan II” (2005) and series like “Hercules,” “The Wild Thornberrys” and “Godzilla: The Series” (all from 1998).

Harris’ career started with commercial work and two small roles in the 1977 films “Looking Up” and “Summerdog,” with bit parts in larger projects starting in the mid-’80s, including a small part in Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon a Time in America” (1984), a recurring role on “Night Court” and a guest spot on “Married… With Children.” More and more character work continued until her first episode of “Seinfeld” in 1992, which became her signature role.

 

[Deezy]

That's unfortunate....my parents loved The Judds.